New Job!

So, I know it's been quite some time since I last posted. Contrary to my documenting skills now, at one point I was quite diligent in writing down the events of my life. Of course now-a-days that is not the case so much anymore. In recent years it has occurred to me that as time goes by it really becomes more challenging to do all the things you want, including journal or blog writing. As of today I am going to make an effort to post more because already there are so many events that I have yet to record as to not forget them. One event I would like to share is my first official hair salon job.

So, a couple weeks ago I went job hunting. One of my main focuses this summer in relation to job hunting was to try and find a job in a salon. I didn't care what the job was as long as I got to learn on the side. One day I was driving around McLean going into all the salons looking for job offers but wasn't having a whole lot of luck. Though as I was looking I noticed

how many little/cute salons and shops there are in McLean that I had no idea about. In fact I went into one such salon and found a woman cutting a clients hair. I walked in and asked if she had any openings. She told me that she didn't but that she knew of some other places that might but also that she was having a lunch date with a fellow stylist from one of the hiring salons. She asked me that I could wait for ten minutes or so if I wanted to talk to the other stylist and of course I stuck around. Not too long after the other stylist, Renee, walked in. I was introduced to her and was told that the salon she works at, Eclips, was looking for some new assistants. I made sure to make it clear that I was extremely interested and pretty much jumped at the opportunity. She sent me over to the salon after calling in to see if someone there could meet with me. I talked with the manager there along with another stylist in charge of hiring and was told I had a good chance of getting the job as general assistant. Something that was really neat was that the two stylists and the manager all said that I had perfect timing and that it must not have been by chance. I am glad to say that the following week I was told I had the job and having been working since. I really like it there. All the stylists are very sweet and so helpful. I hope to be able to do my best there, learning as much as I possibly can and one day get into their apprenticeship program to one day become a stylist. I am so grateful for this opportunity and know this is where I am meant to be at this moment in my life.